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1946 MAY 01 CC MINEl Segundo, California. • May 1, 1946. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of__11 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the dity'Hall of said City on the above date, having been called'to order at 7:00 P. M. by William R. Selby,`Mayor* ROLL CALL.- Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson-,'Skelley', Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING-. The minutes of the regular meeting h6IA'-on-the 24th day"of April, 1946, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the minute's 6f*said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. At this time the Council-procee . ded to consider:ma_tters• in connection with the tax deeded land program-of the City of El Segundo. The City Clerk announced,he had in his possession, in the same condition as when received, four blds•for the'purchase.'ok taZ deeded real property heretofore advertised for sale by the City of El Segujiao, The Council proceeded first to consider the bids received by it under date 'il rom farl I' Stine- on certain tax deeded of April.24, 1946 f A. A. McCray 'and L property, thich bids were by said Council on said date: taken under advisement until this'mebting* Following-such eonsid6ration, it-was moved by -CouncilmanPeterson, seconded by Counb ilmn Skelley, that the* bid- o I f A*, " A.McCTay, bidding the -_guli ..'of 4175'i;00" each for Lots 31, 329 339 34 and 35, Block 61, be, taken under furthe3�4dvisement, until the next regular meeting of this Council. Carried.* Moved by Councilman,Peterson, econded by Councilman Skelley, that Resolution No. >824, e4titled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF M SEGUNDO . CALIFORNIA ACCEPTING ME TIME PAYMENT BID OF 'EJUM L. STINLF FOR CERTAIIJ CITY OWED TAX DEEDED PROPERTY, which was read, be adopted* Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Coumcilmen Baker, Peterson,-Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby* Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: C6u#cilmen None. Moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by' Councilman Baker, that-the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare the bids received this date for the purchase of certain City owned tax deeded property. Carried.:' The Council•thereupon . proceeded to open-, I examine and- publicly declare said bids, which' said bijdswere.. found b_ y' said Council to be as folloWs, to -wit:' Bid of Mary Montague Guild', on regula r form provided therefoil,".as follows: Lot 3. Block, 21, El S , egundo 485.00 Said bid was accompanied by Certified-Check No. 18258, drawn on Vermont and Hollywood Branch, Security -First National Bank of L69 Angeles, payable -to City Clerk, El Segundo, in the sum of $22.00. Bid of Edward M. Loftus and Paul G. Ritter, dated April 29, 19469 as follows: "As the record owners of 2 lots in El.Segundo, described- as the North 40 feet of the South 126-feet of Lot 13,'and.thet South 45 feet of Lot.13, in Block 8 of Tract 1685, as per Map recorded in Book 21, page 98 of Maps, in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County,,we,.Edward M. Loftus and Paul G. Ritter, herewith submit a Cashier's check #202417 of the Bank of America, 7th and Olive St. office'. in the sum of.$360.00 for a Quitclaim Deed to them from the City of 191 Segundo. $175.00 for the North 40 feet of the South 125 feet of Lot 13, and $185.00 for the South 45 feet of Lot 13. We herewith acknowledge receipt of the returned Cashier's check, in connection with.our prior bid ". - Said bid was accompanied by Cashier's Check -No. 202417, drawn on 7th and Olive Office, Bank of America, payable to City of E1 Segundo, in the sum of $360.00. Bid of Joseph E. Gadden, on regular form- provided therefor, as follows: Lot 12, Block 59, E1 Segundo - - - - - - - - - - $1000.00. Said bid was accompanied'by Aashier's'Cheek No. 739698, drawn, on American Avenue Branch, Bank of America, payable to City of El Segundo, zR the_eum „of $250.00. Bid of Bert N. Snyder, on regular form provided therefor, As follows. Lot 13, Block 59, El`Segundo - - - - - - - - - - - $1000.00. Said bid was accompanied by Cashiers.Chsck No. 755537, drawn on El,Segundo Branch, Security -First National Bank of .Los Awles, payable, to. City of El Segundo, in the sum nf- <$250.00.. Following the consideration of said bids, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by_Councilman Baker, that the.bid of Mary Montague „Guild, bidding the sum of $85.00 for Lot 3, Block 21, E1 Segundo, be and the same is hereby rejected, and the City Clerk directed to return to said bidder the deposit aceompanyi4” said bid. Carried. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that Resolution No. 825, entitled: t A RESOLUTION OF TBE,.CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY :OF,EL SEGUND_O, CALLFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CASH BID *OF EDWARD M. LOFTUS AND PAUL G. RITTER MR CERTAIN ..CITY, OWNED .REAL PROPERTY, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote;; Ayes: Councilmen.Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes:. Councilmen None, Absent:, Councilmen None. Moved by-Councilman Skelley, seconded.by.,Councilman_Baker, that the bid of Joseph E.. Gadden, bidding the sum of $1000.00 for Lot 12, Block 59, El Segundo, be and the same is hereby rejected and the City Clerk - directed to return to said bidder the deposit accompanying said bid. Carried._ Moved by Councilman Skelley,, seconded by Councilman Baker,, that the bid of Bert M. Snyder, bidding the sum of $1000.00 for' Lot” 13, Block 59, El Segundo, be and the same is hereby rejected And,the_ City-Clerk directed to return to said bidder the deposit accompanying said bid.:- Carried. Special City Attorney John F. Bender then read to the Council his letter, dated May lst, 1946; captioned: "Re: Lots 1,_2,_3 and 6,,Block 42, E1 Segundo ", advising that as heretofore authorized and--inatruoted by the Councilmhe -had.. done all things necessary to acquire title to the lots enumerated in said caption.and that they are now clear except -for certain covenants, conditions and restrictions, which he had set forth In said communication and he further stated if the Council has no objection to these matters that it would be in order to authorize him to obtain title insurance report in such sum as the Council may require. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that Special City Attorney John F. Bender be and he is authorized and directed. to obtain for the City of El Segundo, from .any reputable,.title insurance company of Los Angeles County, title Insurance policy, with liability in the sum of $2000.00, covering Lots 1, 2, 3.and. 6, Bloch 42, E1 Segundo, and to cause said policy to be delivered to the City Clerk for filing. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilman None. Absent: CouncilmenNone. * ORDER OF BUSINESS OMITTED - SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE." C. L. McILWAIN, dated May 19 1946, suggesting that the removal of the natural sand barrier paralleling the westerly -city- limits of the City of E1 Segundo, as is contemplated by the City of Los.,Angeles - according to news items recently appearing in the daily press,'will have a.devastating effect on.the present and future planting of:trees and shrubs. -:in the City of El degundo._- He suggested the planting of rows of quick growing trees to serve as a wind break after the sand hills, which now act -as amatural, wind break, are removed. Moved by Councilman.Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson,-that the communication• -from C. L. McIlwain -dated May 1, 1946 -, respecting. the, effect upon the City of El Segundo of the removal.ef.the'sand_hills westerly of said. City, presented this Council this date, be received and placed.on.:file in the office of the City,Clerk and the City Clerk be requested to.torward a copy of said letter to Mr. Frank Gillelen; Chairman .of the.Board of Public.Works of the City of Los Angeles, together with a, suitable letter of transmittal. Carried by the following vote: 4 Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley -, hompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. EDWARD HILTON FLOWERS, dated April 29, 19469 being application for employ- • ment •by the' City of El. Segundo ,• in •police, work. CITY ATTORNEY, City of Los Angeles, dAte4..Apr11: ,30, 1946,, returning there- with to the City of E1 Segundo duly executed copy of the contract entitled: "Supplemental Agreement-Relative-to Distributiouand P,ayment._of Costs under Contract of June 25, 19259_ By -and Between the. ,City of, Eh Segundo. and the City of Los Angeles% and containing ,a: statement oY his :appreciation of tbe,..coopera- tion and assistance his office has had in the negotiations 1 aditig 3ip,;to the execution of said contract. By general L consent the: communication -aa4- document .therein referred to were ordered received and placed on :file in the: - office of. the tity ,Clerk. Further in connection with the said contract above mentioned, City Attorney Woodworth at this time reported that as soon as the Supplemental Contract between the City of Los:Angeles and the City:of E1 Segundo had been executed on the 26th day of April, 1946, he,.had immediately taken the - report of the City of E1 Segundo'to Department 20 of the. Superior-Court, as required under the * WRITTEN. COMMUNICATIONS.'' The following communications; received from the persons, firms and corporations hereinafter named, were'read to-the eonncii`and disposed of in the manner indicated following reference to each hereinafter: R, 2s LA provisions of the Judgment in the Ryperion case, and in-the presence.of Judge : Vickers and= the Clerk, and ' Bailiff - of the Court: had filed the save with the Clerk of­the�Court as being the report of the City. He stated that 'so far•a's we were presently informed, the City of E1: Segundo had now met all requirements of the - Judgment on its part. up to the pre sent time . ROY D. ZILK, dated May 1, 1946, requesting the Council to make final decision on his application for water service heretofore filed with this Council. Consideration then was given to the application of Mr. Zilk, filed with this Council April 17, 1946, for. a water service to a certain lot upon which he expected to raise vegetables and flowering sighs. During the discussion the critical water shortage in this area was_, reviewed and it was also brought out that on April Srd, 1946, a special limited permit was granted for -the use of:water on a plot of ground on which one Ned Roncevich had expected to raise vegetables only, and that the said Ned Roncevich had indicated he had failed in negotiating &_lease on the land to serve which the application, was made.. - x The Council thereupon decided that before -making a•-determinatiou..with reference to Mr.'Zilk's application, the permit issued Mr: ..Roncevieh.should be rescinded, whereupon it was moved by Councilman'Thompson, seaonded-by_Geuneilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, this "Council4is presently informed that Ned Roncevich, to whom this Council granted a certain permit for the use of -water on the 3rd`day,of April, 1946; for irrigation purposes, has not been.able to obtain. the use- - - of7the`particular land upon which such irrigation was intended;' , NOW THEREFORE, BE IT 'RESOLVED that effectiTe immediately, the permit and authority heretoferer•grauted.* +. • and hereinabove referred to and which is set north in the minutes of the meeting of the City Couneil.held;on a April 3rd, 1946, be rescinded and the City Clerk is instructed to notify said permittee of the action:herein taken and the reason therefor. The foregoing resolution was adopted by hhe following vote: Ayes: Councilmen ftker, Peterson,.Skelley,.Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent:, Councilmen None. - The Council then proceeded with further cohsideration.of the application of Mr. Roy D. Zilk and following the -discussions--it-was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thomprson, the:Yollowing resolution :be adopted: WHEREAS, in view of the critical water shortage in the South Bay area, which seriously effects the eater supply of the City of El Segundo, and'ia view of the necessity for- conserving in every way possible•sueh water supply as is presently available to the'City of gl',Segundo,.so:as to insure, in so far as it is possible to do, an ample-supply of-water, for domestic use and fire fighting purposes;_-- AND, WHEREAS, under the eircumstaneeo.it has been the policy of this-Council for "sometime past to deny applications for water services to properties raising flowers when such applications were made-q1,Wh8e4u1t$tthe'time that the critical water shortage became apparent; R �s NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,-ghat the application of Mr. .Roy D. Zilk for water service to a property _upon which he proposes to wise vegetables and flowers #g'shrdbs; be denied. The foregoing resolution was adopted.by the following vote: - - -- Ayes:. Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. - PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES ASSOCIATION, dated April 22, 1946, extending an invitation to the City of El Segundo. -to participate in,the 58th Annual Tournament of Roses, January 1, 1947. Following discussion, by general consent the matter was taken. under advisement and referred to Councilmen Skelley and.Baker for'study, inve'stigation and report to this Council after the various civic organizations and service clubs of the Gity have been-advised of the invitation and their attitudes toward participation ascertained. EARL WARREN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, dated April 23, 1946, with reference to clarification of the California Disaster Act, passed by the 1945 Session of the State Legislature, with.part.icular reference'to-compensation benefits for injured volunteer workers. Ordered filed. REPORTS OF STANDING.,Q01MITTEES. Councilman Dave Peterson., =City of E1. Segundo representative on - the Board of Directors of West Basip Water Association, reported . that -the li"eutive Committee of said Association has prepared a tentative budget covering the' operations of the Association for the.fiscal.year ending �ne 30, 1947, totalling $17,800.00, of which approiimately $816.00,will" a the Cit`y,of E1 Segundo• s' share. He reminded the- Council.. that this budget, was antic'ip'ated at 'the time 'the Council approved_ the Assgciation's first.- budget. foryihe short period7 covering the months.- at, Apr.il� May_ and June, .1946. He stated the •Association* is- making °.gopa progress and announced the. names of certafn'of the officers and staff-of said Association recently appointed, and stated 'further that a meeting of the Board ot;_Direetors of- the Association will be held May 9, 1946, at which time the adoption of the before mentioned proposed budget and the levying of pro rata assessments upon producer members will be' determined. He thereupon requested the Council to indicate at this time it's approval or disapproval of.said:prop9sed.,1446 -47 budget of said Association, to guide him in his•:deliberations with.the..Directors at °the meeting to be held as aforesaid. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Skelley., seconded by Councilman Baker, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, Councilman Peterson, representative of the City -of.Z1 Segundo on the West Basin Water'Association, has reported to .this Council .the.,propdsed ,budget of said Association .for the fiscal-ye July 1,, 1946, to June 309 1947; _ . AND, WHERMA3, :this Council has, reviewed the said budget and is satisfied therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. of the City of E1 Segundo, Califoruia,,as follows: First -: That a copy of said proposed budget for said period be placed on file .in. the office of the City Clerk and hereby referred to and by this reference incor- porated herein and made a part.. hereof; lu R: 2`7.O Second: That this Council does hereby approve the said. proposed budget and does hereby`authorize the said.representative of said'City on said West Basin Water Association to so notify the officials of said Association; Third: That said representative be and he is hereby authorized by this Council to approve' on behalf of'staid;City, any changes or modifications in said budget which may be determined upon by the officers'of'said Association as contem- plated in its By -Laws and which changes or modifications, in the opinion of said representative of said City, are fair, just and reasonable, all matters considered. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:. Ayes: Councilmen Baker Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. = Absent: Councilmen None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. . City Clerk McCarthy, reporting for Park Superintendent C. L. McIlwain, who was unable to be present at this meeting, stated that Mr. McIlwain re- quested the.Council to take such action as it deems appropriate to cause persons who contemplate construction of-buildings to take into consideration when making their plans therefor, the locations in the parkways. abutting their properties of the street trees planted by the City, because of the fact that he has been called upon recently to remove a number of these trees so as to provide means of ingress and egress to and from garages and automobile driveways,.resulting in the destruction of trees which have..attained. full growth and causing financial loss to the -City: The .matter was discussed at length, - during which discussions the,Building Inspector.was asked if it'wbuld work a hardship upon him. if.ths,control-of these matters were..plaeed under his jurisdiction. He explained that:any„ attempt_ to cause applicants for building permits to' reviae' their- building plans -or to change the locations of proposed structures on their respective properties mould be most embarrassing and difficult and unsatisfactory for him-to handle. Councilman S,kelley expressed the view that., driveways might.be.eonstructed at an an so as to obviate the necessity for roviug.tress.from parkways. r Following prolonged discussion, it was moved by Councilman Reterson., seconded by-Councilman Thompson, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREVAS, due to ^tEi'inere"ased` building "program- in�the City of E1 Segundo, it has recently become necessary`to remove various street trees; AND, WHEREAS, the removal of such trees is a matter with which the Council and ell citizens should'be concerned, as such removal many times destroys the uniformity of.plantings along the public streets as to height, placement and.develop- ment of the trees;. ` NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that all persons desiring permits 11'or- the -making of .improvements upon their respective properties -have "due regard in the. designing and location of such improvements, so that in so far as it is reasonably possible, `ft 1wili -not be necessary to remove any street trees in connection with the"proposed Amprove- ` went, as the City Council.wili.not be disposed to ;ook with favor upon appl scat ions' for -removal . of � street trees ' in those . cases where the exercise of a. reasonable consideration might have,-preserved the tree effected; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED-,­that the Building Inspector be requested to deliver a printed ' copy -ort,this— resolution to each applicant for a building or improvement permit hereafter, until the further order of this Council. R `2'7i The- -foregoing resolution was adopted _`by, thg__rDllowing vote: Thompson and Mayor- Selby. Ayes: • Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent:'- Councilmen None. At this time the -hour being 7:30 P. M. Councilman Skelley requested permission to retire from the Council meeting and this permission was granted. At 7:31 P. M. The Council recessed. At 7:35 P. M. the Council reconvened, all members being present eacepting,Councilman Skelley. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. In the matter of membership of -the City of El - Segundo in the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, the City-Clerk reported he had ascertained from its State Chairman for California,'Mr. Archie:D. Mitchell, City Attorney, Ontario, California, that the annual membership fee is $42.50 for the City of E1 Segundo* Followiigl discussion., action was:deferred toy enable the, City Clerk to examine a file of the research reports, opinions and briefs furnished members by said Institute, to ascertain whether or,-not in his judgment these documents would be of value to his office or other departments of the City and to report to-the Council with reference thereto at his early con- venience. Building Inspector Catalano recommended to•the- Council that pending the completion of E1 Segundo Public Library, the metal window casings be exposed and examined to determine whether or not they need painting; , ao.:as to °prevent deterioration by rust or otherwise, and by general consent he was instructed to do whatever_ is necessary in -the premises to protect the metal installations at'.'E1' Segundo Pub13c Library Building. PAYING BnLs-; :. The following demands, having b d"the approval -of the _Committee on Finance and Records, were read: • -�� _ Water Works Fund' _..... -General Fiend Pay Roll Demand Nos. 11199 'Pay. Roll Demand Noe. 53091 to-11206, Incl. $687.41 to 53116, Incl. $2081.41 Mints. Curtzwiler, City Treas 42.80 - -Pay Roll Demand-Nose 53058 - 'Minta'Curtzwiler, " " - '16.75 to 53076, Incl. k. 1100.96 State Employees' Retirement ' Pay Roll Demand No.•53077.1 • System' - - 29.98 to 53090, Incl. 1357.39 State Employees' Retirement Mints. Curtzwiler, City Treas. 504.00 System''' 36.72 Mints. Curtzwi�er, City•Treas. -., 66.25 Remington Rand r Inc. 9:96" State' Employees'. Retirement:::.:,, Grime s- Stassforth- Stat.'Co.- 4.09 -- System 309.66 Industrial Stat. & Printing 1:03 - : :Milliken• Chevrolet-- .: 2519.58 R. T. Hutchins, Petty Cash 16.74 Ira E. Escobar 2805.06 • TOTAL , 845:48 Ira E. EBCObar 88.91 • Pacific.. Thro Company:: 482.78 Pension Fund` Riehfield- Oil Corporation 271.58 State Employees' Retirement Oswald Bros. - 34.41 System. $281.85. Warren Southwest, Inc. 23.45 Wade Foss , :.:. 36.50 General Fund Sid Cole 46.50 Industrial Stationery_ and John F: Bender 372.00 Printing Co.' _$ 7.79 Gordon F. Whitnall. 100.00 E1 Segundo Herald 102.16 Grinies- Stassforth Stat. Co. 3.59 E-T Electric Co: 24.40 Redondo Hardware 1.80 R 272 . . �­ 4- Sam Holon F. E. Dine Earl Morgan Mrs. Rex Ryan Inglewood Motor Parts Goodyear- Service Stores General Fund General Fund 40.0-0 Inglewood Humane Society $126.60— 135*00 Master Pest.-.Control Co..Inc. 91,50 4.35 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 27.78 8.00 Thq Hardie Manufocturing.Co., 3.38 10.14 Gibson -Motor Parts 29*85 19*33...�Oswald Bros. 30.83 TOTAL $12684.35 Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Baker, Petersoni-Thompson and.Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilman None., Absent: Councilman Pkelleyo NEW BUSINESS. Councilman Peterson introduced Ordtnance-No. 295 entitled:, AN ORDINANCE OF,TEE CITY OF EL-SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,.,, AMENDING -ORDINANCES N0.-223,OF SAID -CITY (RZGbIATING CAMP CARS,, TRAI1ZRS#'9TC.) IN--SAID: ­CITY, BY.A.DDIM. A NEW SECTION THERETO TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS "SECTION 9.1", AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO MUNT SPECIAL PERMITS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, zr which was read*. Certain vacation schedules of'oertain,municipal emplupe I s were submitted to the Council, whereuppn it w_a.s- moved by- Counc J Iman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the vacation dates hereinafter- set forth for the respective- employees of the City of 11 Segundo entitled to a two weeks earned vacation during the Year 1946, be and the same are hereby approved as follows, to wit: -.­, NAME FIRST CHOICE SECOND -CHOICE . ..... ­-`.F. L. Gregory Sept, 2. ta.-Aept. 9• Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 F.-L. Ford.. Juni- IZ7Vo-7u--he-73O`-- June 30 to July 14 (Additiona;%O-weeks leave-of absence without pay) Perry Campbell,. Sept. 9 to.,Sept.- 23 • J. Schoening-. - Aug. 12 to.Aakg. 26 Jxij :29 to dug. 12 C.'L. Mallwain May 6 to May 20-,, J*.2O'to. ,June 3 • E. J. Grow 8 Sept, 9 tq.Sept. 23 Sept,,-16 to Sept. 30 provided, however, that-such-schedules .are subject to change,by the City Coun6il-or by the heads,of the.departmquts effected,. -;if, in their discretion, the best interests of the City of El Sqgundq would be served bi-amending the • same. Carried by the following vote;_: Ayes: Councilman Baker, son Thompson afid"Mayor Selbko' Noes: Councilmeu*Nonee Absent: Councilman 5kelley,* Moved by Councilman2hompsontsop.onded by Councilmaz-.Baker, that Resolution No. 826, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF TB9-C7rM'COUNCIL OF THE CITY • OF EL SFXUNDO, CALIFORNIA,; MAKING , PROVISION .FOR • THE APPOINTMENT OF AVOF THE CITY COUNCIL • AS COMMISSIONERS IN CBARGA OF THE IMMEDIATE: SUPERVISION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF SAID CITY, lu R12-79 which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. At this time Councilman Peterson informed.the Council that the "Bob Hope Radio Show" will be broadcast from the auditorium of E1 Segundo High School, Tuesday, May 14th, and that the proceeds from the admission charge for attendance thereat will be credited to E1 Segundo World War II Veterans Memorial Pond; that a number of extra seats must be installed in the auditorium 1. and he had anticipated*requestifig the Street-Superinten'd'ent and the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo to cooperate in* supervising the - installation of such extra seats, so that they will comply with all safety requirements. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded.by Councilman Thompson, that.the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there will take place in the City.`of E1 Segundo on the 14th day of May, 1946, an event of civic importance designated as.. "Bob Hope Radio Show ". in. which the City.and all civic agencies and citiyens of the City are interested; said event to be held in the High School- Auditorium; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that.the Building. Inspector and the Street Superintendent be and they are hereby authorized and instructed by*this Council to cooperate-and assist in every way in providing necessary seating aacomodations at said location, in order- that'the public in attendance thereat may be served and that they are hereby authorized to make use of such municipal seating equipment, transporting the same.to said location and placing the same, as may be necessary or desirable in t he.. premi se s . . The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:. Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. -Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman,Skelley. _ No ,further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was, moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman'Thompson,_the meeting adjourn. Carried. - Re sIx Approved: or Mayor.